Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 02:15:31 -0500
From: Interfaith Working Group
Subject: Deseret News
January 13, 2000
Deseret News
Box 1257
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Dear Editors:
Lynn D. Wardle's commentary on the Vermont Supreme
Court decision was rife with confusing and unfounded
assertions. The Court simply stated the fundamental
legal rights of sexual minorities without redressing
any grievances. Wardle's assertion that "there are
profound differences between the union of a man and a
woman and the union of two men or of two women" is a
mere opinion, and gender stereotyping besides; it is
not science or good public policy. Current marriage
law does discriminate on the basis of gender; it was
also religious and racial discrimination to attempt to
limit civil marriage to same-faith and same-race
couples. Every civil marriage is a unique
relationship between two consenting adults, who are
entitled to equal protection under the law.
Sincerely,
Barbara Lamond Purdom Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators
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